The Toshiba Thrive hits Best Buy Shelves
12 Jul 2011 - By Omar Mariño

Maybe the Toshiba Thrive is not one of the most revolutionary tablets to hit the marketplace this year but it is certainly one of the newest. While display models have been on store shelves for quite some time, the official retail release date for Toshiba’s little Android-powered tablet wasn’t until yesterday (July 10th). In addition to having some sleek and useful styling, the tablet is also extremely functional with full-sized ports for those of us who really don’t like having micro USB and HDMI cords that only fit one digital accessory. So what do you get for your $480 when you go to your local Best Buy store? Read more >>



Toshiba’s Mobile LCD Monitor For Under $200
22 Mar 2011 - By Omar Mariño

And the race is officially on to be the king of USB powered monitors with Toshiba in the Lead. We’ve already seen several extremely portable secondary monitors debuted this year but Toshiba’s new Mobile LCD model is by far the most impressive—partially because it only costs $200. Read more >>

Technocel PowerPak Duo Gives You USB Charging On The Go
6 Feb 2011 - By Omar Mariño

High tech toys are fun until they run out of juice.  Charging while you’re on the go is a pain in the butt, especially when you’re stuck to an outlet.  So why not create a power pack that you can use to charge all your fun mobile devices while actually staying mobile?  Oh wait, Technocel’s already done that with their PowerPak.  But that’s not the big news.  The big news is that they’ve already released an upgraded version of this handy little device called the Duo.

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New Gadgets Technology – HP’s Digital Sketch and Pocket Whiteboard
5 Feb 2011 - By Omar Mariño

The new Digital Sketch from HP allows teacher’s to connect wirelessly to laptops and sketch out problems, ideas, and assignments with a few simple natural “writing” and “drawing” motions rather than slaving away at a keyboard.  Not only does this make conveying complex ideas (especially diagrams) a heck of a lot easier, it also gets rid of the technological chokepoint that many modern classrooms face.

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JVC Audio – New Wood Cone Line of Mini Stereos launched
2 Feb 2011 - By Omar Mariño

The days when how cool you were was determined by the size of your stereo are over.  Nowadays, quality is the key determining factor for any sounds system and smaller is better.  JVC’s new line of wood cone mini stereos put a premium (and a premium price) on quality but throw in a little splash of style just for giggles. Read more >>

Plantronics Pairing Bluetooth Solution – Calisto 800: the Ultimate Speakerphone
29 Jan 2011 - By Omar Mariño

You’ve read about the Plantronics Voyager Pro UC Bluetooth headset by now (and if you haven’t, you should) but what can you use that lovely little clip-on for other than your cell phone?  How about pairing it with Plantronics’ new Calisto 800 speakerphone and creating one of the coolest conferencing devices to ever grace your offices?

This phone is really more than a phone.  Instead of being tied to the old jack-in-the-wall, the Plantronics Calisto 800 series phone can connect to a mobile phone via Bluetooth and to a PC (for VOIP calls) via USB.  It’s like getting three phones in one and eliminates the connectivity chokehold that keeps productivity low.

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Greenhouse Launches USB-powered 15.6-inch Monitors
17 Jan 2011 - By Omar Mariño

While nobody is going to go gaga over the specs on this little beast (except for maybe the power consumption—just 5 watts) having a 3 pound monitor to tote around without having to worry about finding a suitable outlet is kind of a handy thing.  The new GH-USD16K monitor is designed to be a secondary for those who need dual monitor support only some of the time—hence the USB powered design.  The concept is simple:  plop it on your desk (milk crates work too), plug it into your USB port and go. Read more >>

Samson and its new USB Meteor Mic: It’s Far From Boring
12 Jan 2011 - By Omar Mariño

If you take pride in your computing prowess, the last thing you want cluttering up your desktop is a boring old generic microphone.  But how do you give your workspace a little more style and class without shelling out tons of cash?  Consider the new Meteor Mic from Samson.  Designed to look like an “old skool” microphone from the glory days of radio and the birth of Television, this mic has that classic stainless steel look and “egg-shape” chassis.  But it is a microphone and all that style isn’t worth a dime if it doesn’t perform, right? Read more >>

Computer / Tablet: AOC’s 8 Inch Breeze Tablet Breaks the Price Barrier
8 Jan 2011 - By Omar Mariño

One of the things that’s keeping tablets in the hands of the elite instead of the grubby paws of the masses is the price tags on those things.  Why would you want something that offered a fraction of the functionality (albeit a large fraction) of a standard laptop for nearly half again as much money-wise?  Thankfully AOC has realized that they can make money selling tablets for less than a paycheck and their new 8 inch Breeze may just be the first machine under $200 worth buying.

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